The Broken Melody (1938) — music, romance film. Directed by Ken G. Hall. Starring Lloyd Hughes, Diana Du Cane, Rosalind Kennerdale, Frank Harvey.
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A violinist's journey from academic glory to street hardship, culminating in a triumphant operatic return.
Music, Romance · 9/10 · 89 min · 1938
John Ainsworth helps win a rowing race for Sydney University against Melbourne University. While celebrating at a nightclub, he demonstrates his skill with the violin with one of his original compositions. He also flirts with a young woman, Ann Brady, to the displeasure of a crook, Webster. A brawl results and John is expelled from university. John's sheep farmer father – who is disdainful of culture and wants John to marry a rich girl – is furious and disowns his son.
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